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Queens Centers for Progress to host annual “Evening of Fine Food” celebrating borough’s culinary diversity and community support

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Feb. 12, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Queens Centers for Progress (QCP), a non-profit dedicated to providing services to children and adults with developmental disabilities, recently announced that it will be holding its 28th annual “Evening of Fine Food” event later this month. This annual event is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Terrace on…
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Council Member Schulman defends vote on controversial How Many Stops Act

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Feb. 12, 2024 By Anthony Medina Council Member Lynn Schulman came under fire at a NYPD community council meeting in Richmond Hill Tuesday night for her vote in favor of the How Many Stops Act, which requires police officers to document low-level investigative encounters with the public. Several community members and residents accused Schulman at…
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Air medical service provider to train Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps

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Feb. 12, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corp (GOVAC), a not-for-profit corporation that provides volunteer EMS/ambulance services, selected a critical care program to give additional in-person training to the organization’s nurses and paramedics. Known as the Ascend program, the air medical service provider Air Methods will be providing this state-of-the-art education….
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Teen jumped, stabbed outside Queens grocery store

Queens Teen Recovers After Stabbing

Feb. 11, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld

 A 17-year-old boy in Queens is recovering at a local hospital after being jumped and stabbed by multiple individuals on Saturday.

Multiplex Cinemas in Whitestone to officially close in May

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Feb. 9, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Moviegoers have just a couple months left to catch a screening at College Point Multiplex Cinemas in Whitestone.  The movie theater, owned and operated by National Amusements, formally announced Thursday the upcoming closure, citing a “business decision.” The company said the theater’s last day of operation will be May…
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Resorts World NYC to celebrate Lunar New Year this weekend, marking the Year of the Dragon

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Feb. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry Resorts World New York City (RWNYC) will usher in the Year of the Dragon on Sunday as part of its Lunar New Year celebrations, in what is one of the most significant events in Asian American and Pacific Islander cultures. The Resorts World team will participate in the Lunar New Year Float Parade on Main Street in Flushing on Saturday, hosted by the Flushing Chinese Business Association, which promises a colorful display of cultural pride and unity. On Sunday at noon the celebration gets underway back in South Ozone Park with a Blessing Ceremony…
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